Asian Games 2019: Hanoi to Host Asian Games 2019

Vietnam’s capital city Hanoi will host the 2019 Asian Games, the Olympic Council of Asia announced on Thursday.

Hanoi won the right to host the showpiece event in 2019 over Surabaya of Indonesia in a two-city race following a ballot of delegates at the 31st OCA General Assembly.

Regarding Vietnam, which will host the Asian Games for the first time, Sheikh Ahmad said, “Everyone remembers the Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi in 2009 and all the participants were very satisfied and wanted to go back to Vietnam.